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the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o epistle_n of_o his_o apostle_n but_o the_o same_o augustine_n say_v bristol_n bid_v the_o simple_a donatist_n to_o number_v the_o priest_n even_o from_o the_o very_a seat_n of_o peter_n and_o in_o that_o order_n of_o father_n see_v who_o to_o who_o succeed_v that_o same_o be_v the_o rock_n which_o the_o proud_a gate_n of_o hell_n do_v not_o overcome_v p._n s._n contra_fw-la donatistas_n augustine_n speak_v of_o the_o catholic_a church_n which_o be_v the_o vine_n whereof_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n at_o that_o time_n be_v but_o a_o grow_a branch_n for_o a_o little_a before_o he_o say_v scitis_fw-la catholica_fw-la quid_fw-la sit_fw-la &_o quid_fw-la sit_fw-la precisum_fw-la a_o vite_fw-la you_o know_v what_o the_o catholic_a church_n be_v and_o what_o be_v that_o which_o be_v cut_v of_o from_o the_o vine_n but_o if_o
25._o solomon_n do_v the_o like_a about_o the_o temple_n he_o depose_v abiathar_n the_o high_a priest_n &_o set_v zadoc_n in_o his_o room_n 1._o reg._n 2._o 27._o &_o 35._o and_o such_o be_v y_z e_z example_n of_o all_o the_o godly_a king_n of_o juda_n which_o be_v commend_v in_o the_o scripture_n be_v not_o uncertain_a deceitful_a or_o unknown_a in_o their_o circumstance_n but_o much_o more_o certain_a argument_n for_o the_o authority_n of_o prince_n in_o ecclesiastical_a matter_n than_o this_o text_n w_o c_o he_o cit_v feed_v my_o sheep_n to_o forbid_v they_o but_o here_o he_o will_v ask_v whether_o a_o christian_a king_n be_v peter_n sheep_n or_o no_o i_o answer_v by_o propriety_n no_o but_o a_o sheep_n of_o christ_n as_o peter_n be_v nevertheless_o admit_v peter_n to_o be_v a_o shepherd_n and_o the_o king_n to_o be_v his_o sheep_n what_o then_o forsooth_o it_o be_v against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o a_o sheep_n to_o rule_v his_o shepherd_n i_o grant_v in_o those_o thing_n 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themselves_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n and_o withdraw_v their_o obedience_n from_o god_n lieutenaunt_n on_o earth_n a_o undoubted_a note_n of_o antichristian_o you_o will_v ask_v i_o then_o what_o sense_n these_o word_n have_v you_o can_v not_o be_v judge_v of_o man_n i_o answer_v either_o they_o be_v mean_v as_o saint_n paul_n speak_v of_o the_o uprightness_n of_o his_o conscience_n in_o do_v of_o his_o office_n which_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o man_n or_o else_o ruffinus_n as_o he_o be_v a_o bold_a reporter_n frame_v the_o emperor_n word_n accord_v to_o that_o estimation_n which_o he_o will_v have_v man_n to_o have_v of_o the_o clergy_n for_o it_o be_v certain_a by_o record_n of_o constantinus_n time_n that_o he_o do_v judge_v bishop_n and_o take_v upon_o he_o as_o supreme_a governor_n in_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n master_n saunder_n confess_v he_o judge_v certain_a priest_n or_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n but_o he_o do_v it_o as_o augustine_n say_v epist._n 162._o as_o one_o that_o will_v afterward_o ask_v pardon_n of_o the_o holy_a bishop_n at_o the_o importunity_n of_o the_o donatist_n and_o as_o optatus_n record_v he_o say_v deschis_n lib._n 1._o petitis_fw-la à _fw-la i_o &c._n &c._n you_o ask_v of_o i_o judgement_n in_o the_o world_n whereas_o i_o myself_o look_v for_o christ_n judgement_n and_o augustine_n reprove_v the_o donatist_n that_o they_o will_v have_v a_o earthly_a king_n to_o be_v judge_n of_o their_o cause_n in_o deed_n the_o importunity_n of_o the_o donatist_n be_v wicked_a who_o will_v so_o refer_v the_o matter_n to_o the_o emperor_n y_z t_z without_o knowledge_n of_o ecclesiastical_a person_n who_o be_v only_o meet_a judge_n in_o respect_n of_o knowledge_n in_o that_o case_n they_o will_v have_v y_z e_o cause_n decide_v but_o the_o emperor_n acknowledge_v his_o auctoririe_a appoint_a judge_n ecclesiastical_a person_n first_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n melchiade_n who_o he_o command_v with_o other_o bishop_n to_o hear_v the_o cause_n of_o caecilianus_n as_o eusebius_n who_o â—ued_v in_o his_o time_n write_v li._n 10._o ca._n 5._o and_o when_o the_o donatist_n appeal_v from_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n &_o his_o companion_n judgement_n he_o appoint_v other_o delegate_n as_o augustine_n also_o witness_v ep._n 162._o but_o to_o leave_v this_o cause_n of_o the_o donatist_n eusebius_n in_o his_o life_n libr._n 1._o say_v of_o he_o quoniam_fw-la nonnulli_fw-la variis_fw-la locis_fw-la inter_fw-la se_fw-la discrepabant_fw-la quasi_fw-la communis_fw-la quidem_fw-la episcopus_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la constitutus_fw-la ministrorum_fw-la dei_fw-la synodos_fw-la convocavit_fw-la neâ—_n dedignatus_fw-la est_fw-la adesse_fw-la &_o considere_fw-la in_o illorum_fw-la medio_fw-la because_o some_o of_o they_o in_o diverse_a place_n be_v at_o variance_n among_o themselves_o he_o as_o a_o certain_a general_a bishop_n appoint_v of_o god_n call_v together_o the_o synod_n of_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n and_o disdain_v not_o to_o be_v present_a and_o to_o sit_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o they_o and_o in_o lib._n 3._o he_o show_v how_o he_o gather_v the_o universal_a synod_n of_o nice_a as_o it_o be_v lead_v forth_o the_o army_n of_o god_n to_o battle_n to_o this_o emperor_n do_v athanasius_n the_o great_a bishop_n of_o alexandria_n appeal_v from_o the_o synod_n of_o tyre_n where_o he_o be_v injurious_o handle_v as_o both_o socrates_n testify_v lib._n 1_o and_o the_o very_a epistle_n of_o constantine_n himself_o unto_o that_o synod_n command_v all_o the_o bishop_n to_o come_v unto_o his_o presence_n and_o there_o to_o show_v before_o he_o quem_fw-la syncerum_fw-la esse_fw-la dei_fw-la ministrum_fw-la neque_fw-la vos_fw-la sanè_fw-la negabitis_fw-la who_o you_o can_v not_o deny_v to_o be_v a_o sincere_a minister_n of_o god_n how_o sincere_o they_o have_v judge_v in_o that_o council_n final_o in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o epistle_n he_o protest_v that_o he_o will_v execute_v his_o supremacy_n in_o cause_n ecclesiastical_a omni_fw-la virtute_fw-la conabor_fw-la agâ—re_fw-la quatenâ—s_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o lege_fw-la dei_fw-la sunt_fw-la ea_fw-la praecipuè_fw-la sine_fw-la aliquâ—_n titubatione_fw-la seruentur_fw-la quibus_fw-la utique_fw-la neque_fw-la vituperatio_fw-la neque_fw-la malâ—_n superstitio_fw-la poteris_fw-la implicari_fw-la dispersis_fw-la utique_fw-la ac_fw-la palam_fw-la contritis_fw-la &_o penitus_fw-la exterminatis_fw-la sacratissimae_fw-la legis_fw-la inimicis_fw-la qui_fw-la sub_fw-la schemate_fw-la sancti_fw-la nominis_fw-la blasphemas_fw-la varias_fw-la ad_fw-la diversos_fw-la inijciant_fw-la i_o will_v endeavour_n with_o all_o my_o might_n to_o bring_v to_o pass_v that_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v in_o the_o law_n of_o god_n those_o chief_o without_o any_o stagger_v may_v be_v observe_v which_o by_o no_o reproof_n or_o evil_a superstition_n can_v be_v entangle_v when_o all_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o most_o holy_a lawâ—_n which_o under_o a_o shape_n of_o a_o holy_a 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